Widows Empowered At Int’l Widow’s Day Celebration

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As the world marks the 2025 International Widow’s Day, several widows were at the weekend empowered by the Helpline Social Support Initiative, based in Abuja. In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, with a theme “Empowering Widows: Building Resilience, Restoring Dignity”, the International Widows Day, celebrated every year on June 23, is a special day established by the United Nations (UN) dedicated to addressing the poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents. Minister for Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-IbrahimWidows, who graced the event, performed…

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Senate begins nationwide public hearings on Constitution Review

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Senate on public hearings

The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has announced plans to organise a comprehensive two-day zonal public hearing in the country’s six geo-political zones. The hearings, slated for July 4 and 5, are part of an extensive national consultation process aimed at capturing citizens’ voices on critical issues shaping the future of governance in Nigeria. The committee, chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, said the public hearing which will be held simultaneously in Lagos (South-West), Enugu (South-East), Ikot Ekpene (South-South), Jos (North-Central)…

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ECOWAS: S’Leone President Bio succeeds Tinubu as President 

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S'Leone President Bio

President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. He takes over from Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, whose two-term leadership of the bloc has just ended. President Tinubu has handed over the mantle of leadership to President Bio at the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, had hinted at the leadership change during the closing session of the 94th…

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PDP insists June 30 NEC meeting will hold, rejects INEC interference

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PDP on NEC meeting

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has reaffirmed that its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will hold on June 30 as scheduled, dismissing the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) attempt to block the gathering. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Abuja, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said INEC has no legal authority to interfere in the party’s internal meetings that do not involve primaries or officer elections. “INEC cannot cancel or dictate the purpose of our NEC meetings. This is clearly outside its constitutional mandate” Ologunagba stated. His remarks follow…

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2027: ‘Tinubu eyeing Kwankwaso as possible Shettima replacement’ – Insiders 

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Tinubu eyes Kwankwaso

President Bola Tinubu is considering Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso as a potential running mate for the 2027 presidential election, sparking speculation about a possible replacement for Vice-President, Kashim Shettima. Credible sources in Abuja say Tinubu’s political camp is actively courting Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A source close to the development said the move has gained significant support among party stakeholders who believe Kwankwaso’s influence in the North, especially through the Kwankwasiyya…

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Iran’s bombing: US lawmakers call for Trump’s impeachment 

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US lawmakers call

There are calls for US President Donald Trump to be impeached over his “unconstitutional” move to bomb top nuclear facilities in Iran. Democrats have responded with uproar to the US attacks, but President Trump also faces criticism from within his own party, including prominent Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has spoken against the strikes. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, was among the US politicians to respond to Mr Trump’s announcement of “successful” attacks on Iran. “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorisation is a grave…

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2027: “No time for new Party” – Babachir Lawal

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Ex SGF Babachir Lawal

…Denies involvement of Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, el-Rufa’i in ADA Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has dismissed the possibility of forming a new political party before the 2027 general elections, citing limited time and logistical challenges. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, Lawal confirmed that the emerging anti-Tinubu coalition, which includes former APC members and prominent politicians, will instead merge with an existing party. “We’ve settled on a party that’s legally sound and open to new leadership. We’re finalising key appointments”, he said. He denied any link…

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‘FG invests ₦200bn in agriculture, distributes free fertilisers’

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FG invests in agric

The Federal Government has invested over ₦200 billion in the agricultural sector as part of its efforts to boost food production and ensure national food security. Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, in a statement released yesterday said: ”the Ministry has invested over ₦200bn in terms of intervention and has also given out free of charge two million, one hundred and fifty thousand naira fertilisers to support farmers across the country”. Kyari also revealed that the ministry distributed fertilisers worth over ₦2.15m free of…

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“Tinubu supported June 12 annulment, not part of pro-democracy struggle” – Lamiɗo

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Lamiɗo Presidency on June12

…Presidency counters claim Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamiɗo, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and was not part of the early pro-democracy resistance that followed. Speaking during an interview during a television programme at the weekend, Lamiɗo said Tinubu, who was a senator under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the election, was “a major supporter” of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, who annulled the poll. “Luckily, we were all alive. We were all there and participants…

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Bunƙasa Ababen More Rayuwa: Shugaban Ƙasa Tinubu Zai Ƙaddamar Da Manyan Ayyuka A Jihar Nasarawa

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Nasarawa kidnappers

Shugaban ƙasa, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, zai ziyarci Lafia, babban birnin jihar Nasarawa, a ranar 25 ga watan Yuni domin ƙaddamar da wasu manyan ayyukan more rayuwa guda biyu waɗanda ke nuna gagarumin ci gaba a tafiyar ci gaban jihar. Daga cikin ayyukan, har da sabuwar gadar sama, da mashigar ƙasa da aka gina a kan titin Jos da Shendam, shiri na biyu da aka yi da nufin rage cunkoson ababen hawa, da haɓɓaka kasuwanci, da inganta zirga-zirgar birane. Har ila yau, sauran ababen da aka tsara don ƙaddamar da…

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